Washing-machine



(No Model.)

M. CARROLL.

WASHING MACHINE.

- No. 324,811. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

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MICHAEL CARROLL, OF FREDERIGKSBURG, IOIVA.

WASHING' -MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,811, dated August 2 Application filed Apr-Z118, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MIoHAnL CARROLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fred ericksburg, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVashing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to washing-machines; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully de scribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine applied to a tub. Fig. 2 is avcrtical longitudinal section of the machine. Fig. 3 is a side view of same, all of which will be described and claimed.

The side bars, A A, are made alike, and connected at. their opposite ends by cross-bars B B. A longitudinal slot, (t, forms the side bars into two sections. This slot extends nearly to the ends of the bars, as shown. I make the side bars of ash, hickory, or other suitable elastic wood, so as to render the sections elastic and permit them to spring apart when necessary, and yet exert a constant ten sion toward each other in the operation of the device, as will be presently described.

To increase the elasticity of the sections, I by preference provide them with supplemental slots (1., formed from near their ends nearly to their middle portions.

Links or loops 0 are placed on the opposite ends of the side bars, and are movable toward the middle of same, as will be understood from the drawings. The object of these links is to enable the varying of the tension of the sidebar sections by increasing or diminishing the length of their elastic or spring portions.

The bed-rollers D D are journaled in close proximity in and extend between the lower sections of the opposite side bars. These rollers are fluted or corrugated their entire length. The pressure or friction fluted or corrugated roller E is journaled between the upper sec-' tions of the opposite side bars and over the central line between the bed-rollers, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

A suitable hand-crank, 0, has its shaft attached to the roller to enable its revolution, and by preference I extend the shaft of this crank a sufficient distance so it will reston the side of the tub or receptacle in the operation of the device, as shown in Fig. 1.

Textile or other suitable bands, F, are looped around the bed-rollers, and serve to prevent the clothing being drawn down between said rollers. In order to prevent the said bands from moving longitudinally along the rollers, I by preference form the rollers with annular grooves, in which the bands are seated, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In operation thepressureroller being turned revolves the bed-roller, and the clothing is drawn through between the said pressing and bed-rollers, the water is pressed out of it, and thorough cleansing is secured. The links en able the regulation of the tension in the manner before described.

I preferably provide the machine at its opposite ends with clamps G,whereby it may be secured on the edges of a tub or box, as will be understood from Fig. 1; or the machine may be made longer than the diameter of the tub, and have one end clamped to the side of the same, and its other end extended beyond the opposite side of the tub and secured by a hook.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1.111 a washing-macl'iine, the combination of side bars slotted longitudinally,forming upper and lower elastic sections, end bars con necting said side bars, bedrollers journaled in the lower section, and a presser-roller journalcd in the upper section, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the sidebars formed with upper and lower sections separated by an intervening slot, transverse bars connecting the opposite ends of said side bars, and rollers journa-led in the sections of such side bars, substantially as set forth.

3. The herein-described washing-machine, composed of the side bars slotted longitudinally, forming the upper and lower section,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL CARROLL.

Witnesses:

M. H. DAGGETT, HADLEY VAIL. 

